Novak Djokovic and Viktor Troicki share a special relationship and the world number 1 could not miss the chance of thanking Viktor on the occasion of his retirement. Troicki announced that he would retire after Wimbledon and he lost in the qualifications to Brandon Nakashima 6-2 5-7 6-3.
Viktor Troicki has been struggling for long to keep up with his high standards and being ranked in the top 100. At 35 years of age, he decided to call it a career.
Viktor achieved a world no.12 high-rank and he won 4 titles in singles Viktor won a historic Davis Cup for Serbia in 2010.
The message of Novak Djokovic for Viktor Troicki
“My friend, my comrade @viktortroicki. You have been a very important part of my personal growth and tennis story. Hvala brate ❤️ Together we lifted the biggest team trophy for our country 🇷🇸 .. we celebrated victories and mourned tough losses. We both became parents and opened that new chapter in life. This may be the end of a fantastic tennis career, but I look forward to watching you share your precious wisdom as our national team captain… you are no doubt to inspire new champions my friend.
Thank you for everything Ćivša! Good luck!”
Novak Djokovic in 2021
Currently the world no.1, the Serbian played his last match on the 13th of June when he overcame world no.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7(6) 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 in the final of the French Open to win his 84th career title.
This season the Serbian has achieved a 27-3 match record. Novak clinched 3 titles in 2021 at the Australian Open, in Belgrade and at the French Open. Djokovic got to the final in Rome.
Viktor Troicki in 2021
Now the world no.196, Troicki played his last match on the 23rd of June when he surrendered to world no.138 Brandon Nakashima 6-2 5-7 6-3 in the qualifications of Wimbledon (draw).
Currently, during this year Troicki has achieved a 11-11 record.
Novak Djokovic and Viktor Troicki squared off 14 times. Their current record is 13-1 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time when they fought against each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-1 6-4 in the 1st round in Dubai (Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships) in February 2013.
